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Archive TitlesBrooke Homes to bring a complete three-storey house to ecobuild
A complete three-storey home constructed by property development company, Brooke Homes, will form an integral part of the event’s Offsite district
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Archive TitlesLetters: Stimulus plan welcome
The Scottish Building Federation welcomes a £100m stimulus plan from the Scottish government
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Letters: Our next BIM special?
A reader writes with their suggestions for articles on BIM
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Natural Ventilation
Continuing our regular series on environmental design principles, we take to the air
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REA slams government policy on renewables
The Renewable Energy Association has slammed the government’s national policy statement (NPS) on renewables as a wasted opportunity
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Too good to waste
Has the time come to accept waste-to-energy projects as a valuable part of a sustainable waste management solution?
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Global Focus - USA
Roof tiles that change colour with temperature have been developed by a team of MIT graduates
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RICS launches green rating tool for fit-outs
An assessment tool to help occupiers, owners and designers achieve more sustainable fit-outs has been launched by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
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Features
Making energy from waste
Energy-savvy countries treat their waste as a resource, and the UK is beginning to cotton on. But the path is not easy for the waste-to-energy pioneers
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Sustainable urban drainage
Climate change means things can only get wetter in this part of the world, so sustainable urban drainage is more important than ever
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Legal: Roofers fractured skull sets a costly example
Magistrates used fledgling health and safety legislation to impose heavy punishment on a negligent contractor. We look at what the case means for the sector
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Global Focus - Copenhagen
Delegates from 192 countries will attend the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference for two weeks from 7 December
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Products - Controls
New offerings promise to put services and environmental factors such as CO2 under better control
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Chilled-beam makes difference for green refurbs
New developments are the main focus of the government’s campaign to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment, yet they only account for 2% of the building stock each year. Improving the UK’s older structures is therefore a vital part of meeting emissions reduction targets. However, refurbishment projects require careful ...
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Opinion: Pass the green message on down the supply chain
It’s not enough for big players in the built environment to go green, they must persuade the rest of the supply chain to do the same
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Where SuBET Came From
The SuBET tool referred to in last month’s issue (Widen your horizons) stemmed from research by teams under Dr Husam Al Waer
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Business: the importance of corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility offers personal as well as professional rewards